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Merit Scholarship Award
Paul Smith's College is pleased to announce the Merit Scholarship Program for incoming freshmen and transfer students for 2008-2009.
This program offers scholarships to new entering freshmen students ranging from $3,000 to $9,000 per year for up to four years. All
scholarships are renewable for up to eight semesters so long as the student is enrolled full time at PSC and maintains the cumulative
GPA required for the individual scholarship.
No separate scholarship application is needed to be considered for a Merit Scholarship. You simply need to:
- Apply for admissions
- Complete the application process
- Obtain an acceptance decision
Incoming Scholarships:
| Scholarship | Award | Continued Eligibility |
| Presidential | $7,000 to $9,000 a year | maintain 2.50 semester GPA |
| Provost | $6,000 to $8,000 a year | maintain 2.50 semester GPA |
| Dean | $5,000 to $7,000 a year | maintain 2.00 semester GPA |
| Faculty | $3,000 to $5,000 a year | maintain 2.00 semester GPA |
Requirements for the above scholarships are based on a sliding scale between high school GPA and standardized test scores (SAT/ACT).
The Writing score of both the SAT and ACT is not used for scholarship calculation purposes.
Transfer Scholarships
Paul Smith's College is also pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Transfer Scholarship Program. This program currently offers two
scholarships to new entering transfer students valued at either $4,000 or $5,000 per year for each year they attend the college. As with
the Presidential Merit Scholarship Awards, all scholarships are renewable for up to eight semesters so long as the student is enrolled
full time at PSC and maintains the required cumulative GPA.
No separate scholarship application is required in order to be considered for a scholarship. As with our Merit Scholarship Awards, you simply need to:
- Apply for admission
- Complete the application process
- Obtain an acceptance decision
Requirements for these scholarships are based on the incoming student's cumulative GPA form their prior institution and are awarded as follows:
| Cumulative GPA | Scholarship Awarded |
| 3.0 and higher | $5,000 a year - "Transfer Excellence" |
| 2.0 to 2.9 | $4,000 a year - "Transfer Recognition" |
Students receiving a Transfer Excellence scholarship must achieve a cumulative 2.5 GPA in order to maintain their scholarship. Any student
awarded a Transfer Recognition scholarship is required to achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA in order to maintain their award.
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